WBAL's Kai Reed reports from the Mall in Columbia where a moment of silence was held today. Download This File

The Mall in Columbia, where two people were fatally shot last week, held a moment of silence this morning in remembrance of the victims.

The moment of silence for Brianna Benlolo and Tyler Johnson took place today at 11:15 a.m. It marks a week since a gunman fatally shot the two skateboard shop employees and then shot himself. The mall also handed out white lapel ribbons to patrons as they enter the mall.

WBAL's Kai Reed reports that there was no formal ceremony, and mall management stressed that the moment of silence was voluntary.

Reed says mall management turned down the music, and about two dozen people gathered around a memorial at the fountain at the center of the mall. Reed reports a larger crowd gathered around the boarded up Zumiez skate shop, where the shootings occurred. Hundreds of people have signed condolence messages on wall that covers the store’s entrance.

Reed said there is a "medium sized crowd" at the mall, and it appears it is a smaller crowd than the mall would receive on typical Saturday.

The mall re-opened Monday with memorials for Benlolo and Johnson. Two memorial funds have also been set up to honor their memories.

So far, police say they've found no connection between the shooter, 19-year-old Darion Aguilar, and his victims, though that remains under investigation. Police are also searching for a motive.

This afternoon, Benlolo's friends organized a ceremony and skate in Centennial Park in Ellicott City to honor Benlolo and Johnson.

The organizers, Tyler Bohn and Paul Malcolm, told Maryland's News Now that they wanted to give friends of the victims the chance to talk about them and ride their skateboards in honor of the victims.